It’s been a tumultuous week for Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins. He was demoted to the bench in favor of Kyle Allen, and Sunday morning it was reported by CBS Sports’ Jason LaCanfora that he’s expected to be traded before the NFL trade deadline.
According to multiple reports, Haskins will not be with the team today. He was scheduled to be inactive, but a source tells JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington that Haskins informed Washington he felt sick this morning and the team told him to stay home.
Citing "multiple sources within the organization," La Canfora reported that the team believes a trade involving Haskins is a "most likely outcome" before October's end. The NFL trade deadline is Nov. 3.
La Canfora added that rival executives around the league have already gotten a head start on studying film of Haskins with the expectation of Washington making a move at some point in these next few weeks. According to La Canfora, citing sources in Haskins' camp, he has been advised that a trade would be "far and away the best outcome possible," with the hope of a situation involving a stable franchise for the 23-year-old quarterback learning behind.
Bumped down to third-string quarterback on the depth chart, taking a seat behind Allen (starter) and veteran Alex Smith (backup), Haskins is at a disadvantage for the reps needed to remain involved with Washington's position competition. Per La Canfora, Rivera's regime was not high on Haskins as a 2019 NFL Draft prospect and the former Ohio State star's personality "has rubbed them the wrong way."
La Canfora further explained that sources in touch with Washington staff members said Haskins was only the starter because owner Daniel Snyder saw him as a favorite. Snyder's children attended Potomac (Md.) The Bullis School, where Haskins first rose to stardom as a four-star recruit as the 247Sports Composite's No. 91 overall prospect and No. 7 pro-style quarterback in 2016.
"What they'll tell you in that building is that he is a project who was drafted by the owner and his son," a source told La Canfora. "That's the bottom line there. Allen is their guy. They think he fits their system. They didn't really want anything to do with Haskins from the beginning."